There are now 2,775 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 19 new cases Wednesday.
Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 946 cases in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Coastal Health (VCH), 1,438 in Fraser Health, 130 on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Island, 196 in Interior Health and 65 in Northern Health
There have been no new community outbreaks and the outbreak at the Oppenheimer Group produce distributor has now been declared over. Public health teams continue to provide support for the four ongoing community locations.
“These recent health-care outbreaks are very concerning and clearly demonstrate that COVID-19 remains in our communities," said Henry. “Mission Memorial is a small hospital, which means services for the local community are now limited to urgent and emergency care only."
There have been no new COVID-19 related deaths, for a total of 168 deaths in British Columbia.
There are currently 11 people in acute care in hospital and five are in intensive care.
There are 185 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 2,422 people who tested positive have recovered.
“Public health teams are working hard to contain further spread. While we are monitoring the situation closely, we are hopeful that we have caught these outbreaks in the early stages," said Henry.
“We know that COVID-19 spreads quickly and can be transmitted to others even when someone is asymptomatic or has mild symptoms. One undetected case can quickly result in a surge in new cases.
“As we expect increased travel within our province over the summer months, this is a reminder that the impact on small communities with limited health-care resources can be severe.
As a result, British Columbians are advised to continue to take all measures to ensure they are safely increasing their social interactions, and that they are being respectful of communities they may be visiting when on the road and that they are always, without question, staying home and staying away from others if they are even mildly ill.
“Closed spaces, close contact and crowds are higher risk, so anything that involves these things needs to be done with caution. This includes taking precautions to protect yourself and those around you by maintaining a safe physical distance and using a cloth face covering, if that is difficult," added Henry.
“Right across our province, everyone has worked hard to flatten our curve and now we must keep COVID-19 low and slow. To do that, let’s continue to work together, to take care of each other and do our part.”
